stroke unit
Cerebral emergency department
A stroke unit is a specialized hospital ward dedicated to treating patients who have suffered strokes.
These units bring together neurologists, nurses, and rehabilitation specialists with equipment and protocols optimized for stroke care.
Research shows patients treated in stroke units have better outcomes than those in general wards: She was transferred to the stroke unit within an hour of arriving at the emergency room.
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- neurologyMedical science of nerves
- brainSeat of cognition
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- physical therapyRehabilitative movement-based medical care
occupational therapy · emergency · golden hour · ward · nurses · doctors · next of kin · CT scan · clot · clot buster · paralysis · slurred speech · recovery · ICU · ambulance · therapy · monitoring · blood pressure
- stroke carethrombectomy, ischemia, brain hemorrhage, clot buster, CT scan
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, clinic
- intensive careventilator, ICU, life support, central line, cardiac monitor
- NHS healthcarehospital, clinic, pharmacy, A&E, community hospital
- wardsgeriatric ward, maternity ward, pediatric ward, psychiatric ward, psych ward
- neurorehabbrain injury rehab, balance training, neuroplasticity, functional recovery, motor control
stroke unitoncology unit
Medical department treating malignancies
psychiatric ward · maternity ward · trauma center · pediatric ward · geriatric ward
stroke unitoutpatient clinic
Medical facility without hospitalization
home care · long-term care facility · nursing home · outpatient rehab · convalescent home
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